30 Questions
Which one of these is the most accurate definition of correlation?
A measure of how two variables are related to each other
Which one of these is the most accurate description of correlational designs?
Studies that investigate the relationship between two variables
What is the most accurate statement about the direction of development?
Development moves from simpler to more complex over time
Why is studying child development important for raising children?
It helps parents understand how to deal with children's behavior
Why is studying child development important for choosing social policies?
It helps policymakers make informed decisions about policies affecting children
Why are children more sensitive to leading questions?
Because they have less knowledge about the world
What is the most accurate statement about child development and human nature?
Child development provides important insights into understanding human nature
What is the most accurate definition of development?
The changes that occur in an individual between conception and death
What is the most accurate statement about the order of development milestones?
All children roll on their back before rolling on their front
What is the most accurate statement about cumulative development?
Cumulative development refers to the gradual building up of skills over time
Which of the following best describes the nature vs nurture debate in developmental psychology?
Nature refers to our biological endowment, while nurture refers to the wide range of environments that influence our development.
Which of the following is NOT a contribution of children to their own development during their first years?
Imitation
Which of the following best describes continuous development in the context of developmental psychology?
It involves gradual, quantitative changes.
Which of the following best describes discontinuous development in the context of developmental psychology?
It involves abrupt qualitative changes.
Which of the following best describes the sociocultural context in the study of child development?
It refers to the physical, social, cultural, economic, and historical circumstances that make up any child's environment.
Which of the following best describes the concept of individual differences in child development?
It refers to the variation among children in how they respond to the same environment.
Which of the following is NOT a method for studying child development?
Observation and description
Which of the following best describes inter-rater reliability in research?
It refers to the degree to which independent measurements of a given behavior are consistent.
Which of the following best describes internal validity in research?
It refers to the degree to which effects observed can be attributed to the factor being tested.
Which of the following best describes external validity in research?
It refers to showing the same effects on different populations of children.
Which one of these is true about convenience sampling?
It may bias findings and differ significantly from the larger population
Which one of these best describes WEIRD populations?
They are populations that are western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic
Which one of these is true about correlational designs?
They can only indicate how two variables are related to each other
Which one of these is true about the direction-of-causation problem?
It helps determine which variable is the cause of the other
Which one of these is true about experimental designs?
They involve random assignment of participants to groups
Which one of these best describes an experimental group?
A group of children who are presented the experience of interest
Which one of these best describes a control group?
A group of children who are not presented the experience of interest but are treated similarly
Which one of these best describes experimental control?
The ability of the researcher to determine the specific experiences that children have during the experiment
Which one of these best describes a longitudinal study?
A study that follows the same participants over time
Which one of these best describes a microgenetic design?
A study that involves frequent assessments over a small period of time
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